Barn fire leaves 19 horses dead
From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times
This Week in County History
— Sequoyah County Times, Feb. 12, 1998
From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times
25 Years Ago
(From the Feb. 12, 1998, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) –A total of 19 horses died in a tragic barn fire at Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw Sunday night.
The heroic efforts of a group of horsemen managed to save the lives of eight of the horses which were stabled in Barn 15.
Nita Jacobs, a trainer, said she had stopped in at the track to check the horses she has in training sometime before 8 p.m. She said as she drove in, she saw that Barn 15 was on fire.
“The smoke was so thick I could hardly see anything. I got four stalls open, but the horses would not come out. They would come to the edge of the doorway and then run back into their stalls. They were so afraid. There was more smoke in the barn aisle than the stalls and they just would not come out,” she said.
She said she kept trying to open additional stalls. She said that, through the smoke, she could faintly see someone at the north end of the aisle also releasing horses.
—The cause of a fire that destroyed a barn at Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw was ruled undetermined by the State Fire Marshall’s office.
The Sallisaw Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire call about the barn fire at the racetrack at 7:46 p.m., and firefighters arrived at the scene at 7:52 p.m.
Mike Tubbs, Sallisaw Fire Department Safety Officer, said the barn was fully involved when firefighters arrived. He said the south end of the barn was already past the peak of the fire.
The State Fire Marshall was called into investigate the fire Monday.
Capt. Sam Pinson, State Fire Marshall’s office, along with Tubbs, spent about three hours Monday morning searching through the rubble for a possible cause of the blaze.
50 Years Ago
(From the Feb. 8, 1973, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —Blue Ribbon Downs, a nationally known Quarter horse racing facility located west of Sallisaw was sold this week for a quarter of a million dollars, owner Bill Hedge said Wednesday morning.
The Downs, which has grown to national prominence in racing circles in the past ten years, was sold to ten area men who are all involved in horse breeding and horse racing. Included in the new ownership is Orman Taylor, Sallisaw; Dr. Bob Mitchell, Sallisaw; Jesse Powell, Stigler; Bill Bibbs, Stilwell; Dr. Bill McGlothin, Fayetteville and Bill Blair, Dr. Boyd Har- ris also of Fayetteville. Hedge did not name the other two partners.
Hedge said the business will be operated as before with the new owner. “Many of the people that have worked here all along will stay on the staff and continue in the same manner as before,” Hedge said.
75 Years Ago
(From the Feb. 13, 1948, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —From several sources it was learned that Gene Ingle, local agent for the Santa Fe bus lines is contemplating the construction of a modern bus depot in Sallisaw.
Although Your TIMES reporter was unable to contact Mr. Ingle for confirmation of the rumor, it was learned by what he considers reliable sources, that building plans have already been presented to the bus line officials for their approval.
It is reported that Ingle has an option on the vacant lots across the street from the city hall and will build the bus station there.
—Carnall Wheeler, member of the firm of Bassham and Wheeler, architects on the Sequoyah County Memorial hospital, was in Sallisaw Saturday conferring with city manager Fred Johnston in regard to the location of sewer and water lines that will serve the hospital.
Mr. Wheeler stated that his firm had secured approval of the hospital plans from the Dallas district office of the U.S. Public Health Service and that detailed plans would be ready within a short time to present to the Sequoyah County hospital board for their approval In commenting on the plans Mr. Wheeler said that the Sequoyah County hospital, when completed, would be one of the best and most modern 28 bed hospitals in eastern Oklahoma or western Arkansas.
—Joe Simons, owner of the Vian Oklahoma Tire and Supply, associate store, announced this week that he has arranged a back entrance to his store so cars can be driven in for service.
This improvement makes it possible for him to give installation service on seat covers, tire and battery changes and oil service. He is offering his service free on all purchases of these commodities at his store.
100 years ago
(From the Feb. 9, 1923, issue of the Sequoyah County Democrat) —Charles Tecumseh Price, a younger brother of Charlie and George Price, who were killed by being shot to death by citizens of Eureka Springs, Ark., last October, while they were attempting a daylight holdup of a bank in that city, and of Reece Price, who is now serving a twenty-year sentence in the Oklahoma penitentiary for robbing the First National Bank of Muldrow early in last year, confessed to being implicated in the Hulbert Bank robbery, which occurred in January 1922. In his confession to District Judge Jarman, now holding court at Tahlequah, Price said that his two brothers, Charlie and George, both killed in the Eureka Springs daylight holdup, participated in this successful daylight robbery which netted them about three thousand dollars, none of which was ever recovered.
Tump Price recently made a confession of this crime to officers in California, where he has been living a short while, and was brought back to Cherokee County, Oklahoma where the robbery was committed, for sentence. Judge J.H. Jarman, of this city, will pronounce sentence on him tomorrow (Saturday). Tump is the youngest of five brothers. Reese the oldest is in the state penitentiary and Mack, a good citizen and highly regarded citizen resides in this county, where they were all born and reared and of a prominent and well-connected family.
—Sheriff John E. Johnston and County Attorney Harry D. Pitchford, accompanied by Joe Brandon arrived in this city about noon Wednesday over the Kansas City Southern railway, the end of a fourteen days trip to return Joe Brandon, a former barber and candy store merchant of this city, who was apprehended in Portland, Oregon upon the charge of forgery and embezzlement.
Recorded Jan. 6, 2023 to Jan. 12, 2023 WD: Warranty Deeds JTWD: Joint Tenancy Warranty Deeds
QCD: Quit Claim Deeds GWD: General Warranty Deed
CORP.WD: Corporation Warranty Deed
SPEC.CORP.WD: Special Corporation Warranty Deed
JTQCWD: Joint Tenancy Quit Claim Warranty Deed
SD: Sheriff Deed SPEC.WD: Special Warranty Deed
SPEC.JTWD: Special Joint Tenancy Warranty Deed
CORP.JTWD: Corporation Joint Tenancy Warranty Deed
CD: County Deed JTGWD: Joint Tenancy General Warranty Deed
COR-DEED: Correction Deed
JTWD: Nicole Rowe, Michael Rowe, Cherie Swain, Zachary Swain to Nicole Rowe, Michael Rowe, Cherie Swain, Heidi Humphrey, part of S19, T13N, R21E.
COR-DEED: Rhonda Hughart to Rhonda Hughart, Beth Fox, part of S34, T13N, R21E.
JTWD: Terry Blankenship, Melissa Blankenship to John Martin, Iris Martin, part of S34, T13N. R21E.
WD: Joe Harris, Tiffany Harris to Patrick Harris, part of S30, T13N, R24E.
JTWD: Kandace Eaves, Kandace Smith, Brian Smith to Kandace Smith, Brian Smith, L24, B1, Paradise Hill Lakeview.
JTWD: Garland Huff, Mary Huff to David Brown, Dayla Brown, L4, B72, Sallisaw.
JTWD: Ellen Perkins to Randy Renbarger, Don Renbarger, part of S17, T13N, R23E.
WD: Janet Meadors, to Tony Bledsoe, part of S6, T11N, R26E.
JTQCWD: D.A.A.W. LLC to John Marmon, Maria Marmon, part of S16, T12N, R24E.
JTWD: Roger Petree, Shannon Petree to Roger Petree, Shannon Petree, L43, JSL Acres.
JTWD: William England to William England, Pamela Bolin, Joehanna Morris, L2, B63, Sallisaw.
JTWD: Jeff Cooper, Holly Cooper, John Hopson, Janet Hopson to Don Mc-Gee, Kathie McGee, part of S35, T13N, R22E.
COR-DEED: The Badger Group LLC to Calvin Pilkington, Glenda Pilkington, L31, Meadowbrook Ph.#1.
COR-DEED: Calvin Pilkington, Glenda Pilkington to The Badger Group LLC, L34, Meadowbrook Ph#1.
WD: Carl Owens to Karl Owens, part of S34, T11N, R26E.
JTWD: Todd Cosby, La Nay Cosby to Patrick Noble, Paula Noble, L6, B1, Lake Rhonda #2.
WD: Michael Cox, Donna Cox to Circle A Ranch and Cattle LLC, part of S18, T13N, R23E.
WD: William Armer, Leona Armer to Leanna Frederick, L4, B7, J Rogers Cave Dev.
WD: Michael Patchett, Rhonda Patchett to Sheila Irvin, Thomas Sullivan, part of S21, T11N, R26E.
COR-DEED: Jordan Kalua to Brandon Tappan, Jillian Tappan, part of S13, T11N, R25E.
JTWD: Linda Foster to Linda Foster, Susan Storment, part of S12, T10N, QCD: Jimmy Brunk to Scherron Brunk, Tonya Brunk, part of S26, T10N, R25E.
QCD: Carol Osmond, Larry Osmond to Melissa Adkison, Kimberly Johnson, Melinda Carlin, part of S18, T13N, R22E.
QCD: J.T. Pruitt, Aaron Pruitt, Belinda Pruitt to Paige Machal, part of S15, T11N, R23E.
QCD: J.T. Pruitt, Aaron Pruitt, Belinda Pruitt to Sean Pruitt, part of S15, T11N, R23E.
JTQCWD: J.T. Pruitt, Aaron Pruitt, Belinda Pruitt to Aaron Pruitt, Belinda Pruitt, part of S15, T11N, R23E.
WD: Curtis Lewis, Curtis Lewis Trust to Curtis Lewis, part of S5, T11N, R22E.
WD: Linda Dahl, David Dahl to Gary Dye, Pranee Dye, part of S15, T11N, R26E.
JTWD: Thomas Noel, Shirley Noel to Thomas Noel, Shirley Noel, part of S22, T10N, R25E.
WD: Vanderbilt Mortgage to Vian Trust #1, part of S36, T12N, R21E.
WD: Reginald Kelley, Emma Spears to ODOT, part of S9, T13N, R22E.
WD: Harold Rowe, Harold Rowe Trust to ODOT, part of S9, T13N, R22E.
WD: Harold Rowe, Harold Rowe Trust to ODOT, part of S10, T13N, R22E.
WD: Nancy Weichbrodt to ODOT, part of S3, T13N, R22E.
WD: Chad Nolan to Chad Nolan, Mysha Hoover, part of S15, T11N, R25E.
WD: Corporate Management Group Inc. to Nathan Rowe, Johanna Rowe, part of S24, T12N, R25E.
JTWD: Tamara Henderson to Brian Lyon, Kathleen Lyon, part of S4, T13N, R22E.
WD: Christine Gibson to Hampton Gibson, Raymond Gibson, L4, B85,
Marble City.
JTWD: Perrie Weedon, Bill Weedon, Madeline Lessley, David Lessley, Nita Eason, David Eason to Patricia Gibson, Richard Gibson, L1, B6, Sunnydale Addition.
WD: Calvin Pilkington, Glenda Pilkington, Angelia Rhoads to T & R Investments, COR-DEED: Bobby Jack Merrill to City Homes LLC, L3, B1, McEachin Addition.
QCD: City Homes LLC to Bobby Jack Merrill, L3, B1, McEachin Addition.
WD: Paul Garcia, Catherine Garcia to Elizbeth Annesley, L4, B14, Payne Addition.
SD: Sheriff to Pennymac Loan Services, LLC, L3, B11, Fairview Addition.
QCD: Kendra Berry to Joshua Berry, part of S22, T11N, R23E.
WD: Joshua Berry to Robert Jantz, part of S22, T11N, R23E.
WD: United Built Homes LLC to James Wilson, part of S8, T11N, R23E.
JTWD: Fortnight Construction LLC to Larry McCormack, Carol McCormack, LC Stirrup Creek.
WD: Vong Douangmankone, Khammay Chanthavy to Julian Douangmankone, part of S30, T12N, R26E.
JTQCWD: Eva England, Raymond England to Steven Forrest, Nichole Forrest Nichole, part of S32, T11N, R24E.
